CROONAERT Posted 12 September , 2013 Share Posted 12 September , 2013 I don't want to gratuitously correct Nigel S, but as you are interested in this phrase, it should be "cocking a snook." Depends on the region. 'Snook', 'Snout' or 'Snoot' are all interchangeable. Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Filsell Posted 12 September , 2013 Share Posted 12 September , 2013 Broomers What earned me the Sid vicious tag? I consider myself the Leonard Cohen of the Forum. Old, sagacious, and unready to put the boot in or smash the strat., Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KGB Posted 12 September , 2013 Share Posted 12 September , 2013 I switched over half way. Palin only good thing in it. Will watch "Peaky blinders" tonight however. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scalyback Posted 12 September , 2013 Share Posted 12 September , 2013 Enjoyed it greatly. Hopefully a sign of better programmes to come. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anneca Posted 12 September , 2013 Share Posted 12 September , 2013 A thoroughly enjoyable production and certainly not disappointing. I live a few miles along the coast from Lord Dunleith's Estate where it was shot and felt quite sorry for the crew during the filming earlier this year as they came and went in their muddy vehicles. The weather was dreadful in March, freezing cold, never ceasing to rain with snow and ice thrown in for good measure, and it was surprising the trenches didn't flood. The best bit of television I have seen in some time. Anne Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steven Broomfield Posted 12 September , 2013 Share Posted 12 September , 2013 On the bright side, Anne. If muddy vehicles was the least of their worries ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
towisuk Posted 12 September , 2013 Share Posted 12 September , 2013 I agree with everything that has been said above (apart from KGB's post) a really well acted, well produced and well written programme. regardsTom p.s.Give that man £500,000 extra of the public's money....Ooooops! sorry, that's been done before..!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IPT Posted 12 September , 2013 Share Posted 12 September , 2013 I find this whole appreciation of the general quality of the television programme rather disappointing and frankly unbecoming of the forum membership. I suggest that we all watch it again on iplayer, freezing each frame, until we can spot an incorrect shoulder title or button, or possibly the wrong type of moustache or mud. IPT PS - Well done, KGB. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pighills Posted 12 September , 2013 Share Posted 12 September , 2013 Well, I've already complained about the uniforms being too clean upthread (that one's just for you Steven ) and I said about the 'true story' bit in the titles. Could there be anything else to complain about? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevem49 Posted 12 September , 2013 Share Posted 12 September , 2013 Excuse me chaps: I recorded itfor watching at the weekend (finished after my bedtime), so don't spoil it for my by telling me who won. Snap! Britain beat the Russians in the Crimea and in WW1, someone wrote about it It were great tho', proper champion. Real like wot hovis used to be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Michelle Young Posted 12 September , 2013 Admin Share Posted 12 September , 2013 I watched it this afternoon, and thoroughly enjoyed it although the ending was ruined for me by my husband deciding to phone his Dad in an adjacent room and yelling down the phone at him! I must watch again when there are no distractions. Michelle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KGB Posted 12 September , 2013 Share Posted 12 September , 2013 I do not wish to be a contrarian it just did not "work" for me (save Palin). Watched half of Millican's WDYTYA? on BBC1. As I said will check out "Peaky blinders" tonight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IPT Posted 12 September , 2013 Share Posted 12 September , 2013 Yes, i'll be watching that. It's quite good fun looking "peaky blinders" up in the British Newspaper Archives for contemporary snippets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slick63 Posted 12 September , 2013 Share Posted 12 September , 2013 As I said will check out "Peaky blinders" tonight. That`s twice you`ve mentioned it, are you the programmes advertising agent ? As for 'Wipers', it lived up to my expectations, thoroughly enjoyable and very moving at times. I thought it caught the 'black humour' very well, and the actors were well cast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Hesketh Posted 12 September , 2013 Share Posted 12 September , 2013 I've already said that I thought it was brilliant, but I thought I'd add an extra appreciation for the two main actors, who were both excellent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevem49 Posted 12 September , 2013 Share Posted 12 September , 2013 I do not wish to be a contrarian it just did not "work" for me (save Palin). Watched half of Millican's WDYTYA? on BBC1. As I said will check out "Peaky blinders" tonight.How much are you being paid to keep mentioning peaky thingy? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KGB Posted 12 September , 2013 Share Posted 12 September , 2013 Sigh. I only mentioned "P**k* B*****rs" as it reminds me of my paternal Grandfathers demob experience. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IPT Posted 12 September , 2013 Share Posted 12 September , 2013 "P**k* B*****rs". There's certainly no need for that kind of language. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrislock Posted 12 September , 2013 Share Posted 12 September , 2013 Simply brilliant. Loved it from start to finish! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham Smith Posted 12 September , 2013 Share Posted 12 September , 2013 Didn't 'do it' for me I'm afraid...... I would much rather have had a proper documentary with Mr Hislop at the helm....All those music hall staged shots ruined it for me... Each to their own though eh!? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fattyowls Posted 12 September , 2013 Share Posted 12 September , 2013 We watched the Sarah Millican thing and then the last half hour of "Wipers Times" just in case it was train wreck TV. I loved what I saw and will watch it in full as soon as I can. I hadn't realised what a good actor Ben Chaplin can be and Julian Rhind-Tutt was spot on. I wonder if the music hall scenes were a not towards "Oh What A Lovely War". And Michael Palin is and always will be top, with or without a parrot. Pete. P.S. I wonder if there is anywhere else on the electrical interweb where can you find Sid Vicious and Leonard Cohen in the same post? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anthony osborne Posted 12 September , 2013 Share Posted 12 September , 2013 Very good indeed - enjoyed it greatly. Ant Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keithfazzani Posted 12 September , 2013 Share Posted 12 September , 2013 I am sure they weren't but I wondered if the Music Hall scenes were filmed in the reinstated Music Hall at Talbot House. The performances were very reminiscent of the film of music hall acts which can be viewed there. I thought them a novel and excellent way of portraying some of the contents of the journals. They were certainly "of their time". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martin_sole Posted 12 September , 2013 Share Posted 12 September , 2013 I do not wish to be a contrarian it just did not "work" for me (save Palin). Watched half of Millican's WDYTYA? on BBC1. As I said will check out "Peaky blinders" tonight. You're not alone. We're so used to seeing great ideas poorly executed that it came as a surprise to find a flawless execution of what seemed a really weak script. Actors - brilliant Production Design - brilliant Lighting and cinematography - brilliant Direction - brilliant (the Music Hall scenes were very well done) but....the script was just a bit rubbish IMHO. All the characters were 2-dimensional and a bit too cliched Smartarse public school subaltern - check Bluff NCO with regional accent - check Dim but endearing young lad - check Spluttering Colonel Blimp - check I felt that lots of lines had been written simply for the pun/gag at the end, which is what Hislop is very good at doing but it seemed somewhat over-egged. I half expected to hear ba-dum / tshhh at the end of some of them Hislop is a man of many talents, but screenwriting just ain't one of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Hastings Posted 12 September , 2013 Share Posted 12 September , 2013 Taped it last night and just watched it, thoroughly enjoyed it. Hope Ian Hislop does a lot more GW stuff during the Centenary Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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